onsemi honoured with 2021 PowerBest award for NCP1680 PFC Controller
Prestigious award from Electronic Design recognizes the best power electronic products of the year PHOENIX, Ariz. – Feb. 14, 2022 – onsemi (Nasdaq: ON), a leader in intelligent power and sensing technologies, is pleased to announce that the market-leading NCP1680 critical conduction mode (CrM) bridgeless totem-pole power factor correction (PFC) controller has been awarded a PowerBest award by Electronic Design. These awards include …
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EU proposes Chips Act to overcome the Semiconductor Shortage – chalks €43 billion to Strengthen Europe’s Technological Leadership
What is the European Chips Act? Semiconductor chips are the essential building blocks of digital and digitised products. From smartphones and cars, through critical applications and infrastructures for healthcare, energy, communications and industrial automation, chips are central to the modern digital economy. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed a weakness in the ecosystem within both Europe and other regions in the …
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Nexperia marks five years as an independent company as it invests in the future
Reflecting on past achievements and embarking on future opportunities Nijmegen, February 7th, 2022: Nexperia today celebrates five years since entering the semiconductor industry as an independent entity. During this time, the Nexperia brand, while still relatively young, has become firmly established in the marketplace by building on the foundations of a strong track record in semiconductor manufacturing over several decades. Right from the …
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Nokia and Nordic Semiconductor to simplify IoT Standard Essential Patent licensing
· Nordic to give customers the opportunity to acquire licenses to Nokia’s cellular IoT technology when they purchase IoT hardware · Innovative new arrangement will facilitate amicable and efficient licensing · Licenses will be available to Nordic’s customers at the end device level Nokia and Nordic Semiconductor announced today a pioneering new approach to licensing the use of cellular IoT Standard Essential Patents. …
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Nexperia’s 50 µA Zener diodes portfolio extends battery-time and saves PCB space
The comprehensive product range covers every application from 1.8 V to 75 V Nijmegen, January 27, 2022: Nexperia, the expert in essential semiconductors, today announced a comprehensive range of low current voltage regulator diodes. The 50 µA Zener diode range is available in three different surface-mountable (SMD) package options, in an ultra-small Discretes Flat No-leads (DFN) package and AEC-Q101 qualified parts, …
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Sonova acquires Sennheiser Consumer Electronics Business
Sennheiser and the Sonova Holding AG with headquarters in Stäfa, Switzerland, on May 07 2021, announced their future cooperation under the Sennheiser brand. The global provider of medical hearing solutions will fully take over Sennheiser’s Consumer Electronics business. Subject to regulatory approval, the plan is to complete the transfer of the business to Sonova by the end of 2021. Sennheiser …
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AT&T IoT Solution for Beverage Coolers Stocked and Chilled
AT&T will connect up to 1 million Red Bull branded beverage coolers around the world. This is an excellent example of companies coming together and building products for customer satisfaction An AT&T Internet of Things (IoT) solution will track and manage the supply and demand of their beverage coolers globally. AT&T technologists and developers at the AT&T Foundry, centers specializing in …
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Renesas Clinches $3.2 Billion Deal for Intersil
The battle over chips used inside electric vehicles and self-driving cars is growing more competitive. On Tuesday, Japanese chipmaker Renesas said that it was paying $3.2 billion to acquire Intersil, in the latest example of the industry’s retooling for automotive and industrial electronics. The deal unites two companies tackling automotive electronics from different angles. Renesas is one of the biggest makers of microcontrollers, …
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What is the future for ARM now?
ARM has become one of the world’s most impressive technology success stories of the last 25 years, David Manners considers what its future may be under new ownership. ARM got its start because Wintel dominated the PC industry and Jorma Ollila, then CEO of Nokia which then ruled the mobile handset market made it his aim to see that Wintel …
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Tech Billionaire’s Data Startup C3 IoT Raises $70 Million
Billionaire Thomas Siebel has raised $70 million for his data analytics startup C3 IoT as investor enthusiasm for the so-called Internet of Things begins to wane. TPG Capital’s growth arm led the financing with a $60 million contribution. Sutter Hill Ventures, InterWest Partners and Siebel also participated in the round. Siebel and TPG declined to disclose the company’s valuation. Siebel founded the company in 2009 …
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